江苏省太仓市2013—2014英语译林牛津版选修8U2同步教案（背景资源）.doc

江苏省太仓市2013—2014英语译林牛津版选修8U2同步教案（背景资源）【高考链接】Recentlyastudy,ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity,suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults,31%,arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution,technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDrHallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly,peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones,andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously,womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive,comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia,Finland,IraqandLuxembourg,forexample,movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry,with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise,andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind,with69%.InBangladesh,just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly,sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDrHallal’sstudy,comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolved(进化)tobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespan(寿命)assmoking.29.WemaylearnfromParagraph1that_________.A.thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscoveredB.thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexerciseC.thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountryD.theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegree30.Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg_________.A.havelittletimetoexerciseB.hatetogetregularexerciseC.takemoreexercisetoloseweightD.exercisemorethanmenintheircountry31.Theunderlinedword“slothful”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans_________.A.powerfulB.richC.lazyD.unpopular32.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A